Psalm 103:14

Modern

For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.

Traditional

For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

Literal

For He knows our form; He remembers that we are dust.

Latin

Quoniam ipse cognovit figmentum nostrum; recordatus est quoniam pulvis sumus.

Hebrew

English

For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.

The Lord compassionately cares for weak humans (see Psalm 37:2; 90:5; 92:7; 102:4; Isaiah 40:6–8).

This psalm celebrates the Lord’s perfection, compassion, forgiveness, and goodness.

Theme notes and profiles

Ecclesiastes 12:7
…before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Psalm 78:38–39
And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
Job 10:9
Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?
Psalm 89:47
Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
Job 7:21
Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
Job 7:5–7
My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
Job 13:25
Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff?
Isaiah 29:16
You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?